All posts tagged The Colonel

Philip and Elizabeth Jennings. Boy, have they come a long way. From barely tolerating one another to giving their marriage a go to calling it quits to rescuing one another. They’re exhausting, but so much fun to watch.

The Jenningses have portrayed the perfect nuclear family to the world. But for Philip and, especially, Elizabeth, they never actually lived that for themselves. The threat of true loss has forced them to look at the things that matter most. For Elizabeth, it ended up not being the mission, but her family.

Elizabeth has had her way all season. She never wanted a protector or a “daddy,” as she called Philip once. She wanted to do work that mattered for a country she loved. The way for her to do that was to pretend to be married to a stranger and build a life with him all while carrying out the will of Moscow. Elizabeth’s way was to be devoted to Mother Russia. Read More »

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